Consider carefully if removing the thermal paste is necessary.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Consider carefully if removing the thermal paste is necessary.

DeadpoOol
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11-06-2016, 11:13 PM

Hey, so I am fixing and cleaning up an old Dell Dimension for someone else, and I decided to check the chipset to see if I could replace the thermal paste on it, well, clearly it needed it so I cleaned the old paste off the heatsink with a bit of work, but there is still a fair bit of it dried around the chipset die itself. I'm not really sure what to do here since I don't want to possibly damage it, but it would be great if I could clean up the old paste.. Heres a pic of the chipset:

DeadpoOol

11-06-2016, 11:13 PM #1

gordo_craftr2
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11-07-2016, 02:50 AM

Everything counts as long as the die's top stays pristine. If you need a hint, simply wipe away any extra marks on the sides—it won’t change the outcome.

gordo_craftr2

11-07-2016, 02:50 AM #2

Everything counts as long as the die's top stays pristine. If you need a hint, simply wipe away any extra marks on the sides—it won’t change the outcome.

ausimus
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11-13-2016, 08:21 PM

You may need to swap it out if possible since my old Optiplex 960 often gets warm. As @Fasauceome mentioned, keeping the top clean is important while the sides aren’t a big deal.

ausimus

11-13-2016, 08:21 PM #3

You may need to swap it out if possible since my old Optiplex 960 often gets warm. As @Fasauceome mentioned, keeping the top clean is important while the sides aren’t a big deal.